What Technology Can't Replace

Edward Glaeser thinks cyberspace is a complement, rather than a substitute, to face-to-face interaction. Among his evidence:

Business travel seemed to rise, rather than fall, as the costs of electronic connection fell, quite possibly because  as our model suggested  cheaper electronic communications led to a more connected world.

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